The passers-by only had some status. Most of them rode on puppet beasts. Horses were the main type of puppet beasts. They didn't look big, but the power they contained was not weak. Just like Zhao Kongming's puppet horse, it could also be thrown into battle.
The large and small puppet beasts had runes flashing on their bodies as if they were real monstrous beasts. There were even some women who were leaping around on Kitten Puppies as pets.
From this, it could be seen to what extent the puppeteer system had developed in this world. The talisman masters and alchemists were probably the same.
With a strange feeling, Long Chen was about to enter the Scarlet Sun City when the earth behind him suddenly shook. Without turning his head, Long Chen knew that a group of Netherworld soldiers had arrived. It was a group of about ten people. Long Chen was mixed in with the crowd of people entering the city. Just like the others, when the Netherworld soldiers arrived, they quickly got out of the way.
These ten or so Netherworld soldiers were all riding on Netherworld Warhorses and wearing Netherworld Armors. Ten of their armors and Netherworld Warhorses were about the same as Zhao Kongming's. The leader was a cold-looking young man. His cultivation was even higher. Even the Netherworld Warhorse he was riding was taller than the others.
When the Netherworld soldiers arrived, the crowd quickly got out of the way so that they could enter the city without any obstruction. After the Netherworld soldiers passed, two middle-aged men in front of Long Chen, one fat and one skinny, started talking in low voices. Those two middle-aged men had just passed the Heaven Realm. In the Scarlet Sun City, they were relatively ordinary people.
In a family, if there were no Heaven Realm cultivators in charge, they would be easily bullied by others.
"That young man just now should be a corporal in the Netherworld Army, right? A corporal's battle prowess is in the 8th level of the Heaven realm, and he is able to lead ten Netherworld Army soldiers. To be able to become a corporal at such a young age, he is truly amazing," said the fatty.
"That's nothing. I have a brother who has been to the Specter Main City. That place is truly terrifying. There are a total of five hundred thousand soldiers of the Specter Main City. At that age, there are quite a few who have become a centurion, or even a God Martial Arts Realm and become a chiliarch, leading a thousand soldiers of the Specter Main City. Furthermore, there is a Marshal of the Specter Main City who can lead a million soldiers of the Specter Main City."
"The Netherworld army is really too powerful. The Netherworld Mansion has established the Netherworld army so that no other forces can infiltrate it. I've heard that other manors have been occupied by sects."
"The other manors are just rumors. Who has been to other manors? Not many people can walk out of the Netherworld Mansion, unless they have a high status and can use the Teleportation Formation of the Netherworld Mansion.
Long Chen carefully memorized their conversation. He did some calculations in his heart.
"A sergeant commanding ten people means he's at the eighth level of the Tian Qi realm. A centurion commanding a hundred people means he's at the ninth level of the Tian Qi realm. A centurion's strength is about the same as those Monstrous Beasts. A chiliarch commanding a thousand soldiers means he's at the first level of the Tian Qi realm. In that case, the commander-in-chief's strength should be at the fourth level of the Tian Qi realm."
"Back then, the five emperors were in the first God Realm. I didn't think that I would be able to come in contact with strong cultivators that have never appeared in the Myriad Kingdoms. Even a thousand-man commander of the Netherworld army is terrifying. There are so many thousand-man commanders in the Netherworld army and they're all at the same level as the five emperors."
He was only in the fourth Heaven Realm. Compared to the high-ranking members of the Netherworld army, he was really insignificant.
"The people in the Netherworld Mansion can only get stronger. With my current strength, it's useless to go there. I might as well go to the main city of specters and strengthen myself first. When I'm confident enough, I'll go to the capital of the Netherworld Mansion."
After making up his mind, Long Chen heard the conversation of the people behind him as he entered the city.
"Sixth Uncle, can the strongest person in the Scarlet Sun City reach the God Realm?"
"That's natural. The City Lord of the Scarlet Sun City, as well as the Patriarchs of a few family powers, as well as a few chiliarchs of the Netherworld Army stationed here, are all experts of the Divine Martial Realm. Therefore, when you come to the Scarlet Sun City, you should be more vigilant and not be too high-profile.
"Alright, I understand. In the future, I will definitely join the Netherworld army and go to the Netherworld Battlefield to train myself. I will become a super expert of the God Realm. After I retire, I can also become the lord of this city with hundreds of thousands of people."
"Haha, child, walk the road in front of you," said the man called Sixth Uncle with a smile.
Long Chen heard a word that interested him. It was the Netherworld Battlefield.
This youth's strength was in the second level of the Heaven Martial Realm, but he wasn't very old. If he were in the Myriad Kingdoms Domain, he would be around ten years old. The Sixth Uncle next to him was a warrior in the sixth level of the Heaven Martial Realm. His expression was reserved and he was relatively strong.
"You two, I heard your conversation. Can I ask what the Netherworld Battlefield is? I also want to join the Netherworld army, but I don't know if I can succeed in the future." Long Chen acted very well, like a young man full of ideals.
"Brother, do you also want to join the Netherworld army? Me too. I can tell you, it's the Netherworld Battlefield."
Seeing a like-minded person, the youth was very happy. On the way into the city, he introduced to Long Chen, "The Netherworld Battlefield is a small world attached to the Netherworld Prefecture. It can be said to be the reverse side of the Netherworld Prefecture. In the hundred main cities of the Netherworld Prefecture, there are entrances to the Netherworld Battlefield. Of course, there are even more entrances in the prefectural cities of the Netherworld Prefecture."
"This Netherworld Battlefield is so big. What use does it have?" asked Long Chen in shock.
This was the first time he had heard of such a large Lesser Cosmos World. Of course, he had overlooked the matter of the Three Regions and Nine Realms. Among the Three Major Imperial Domains, there were nine Greater Cosmos Worlds. Each Cosmos World was almost as large as one of the Three Major Imperial Domains.
"A child can't explain it clearly. Young man, let me explain."
Seeing that Long Chen was polite, the sixth uncle smiled and continued Long Chen's words, "The Netherworld Battlefield is the place where the Netherworld Prefecture trains the Netherworld army. Only the Netherworld army can enter. In the Netherworld Battlefield, not only is there an endless number of nether beasts, there are also many natural disasters. Even the Netherworld army is not prohibited from killing each other. It can be said that the Netherworld Battlefield is extremely dangerous. Many people will suddenly kill each other for Magical Treasures, Divine Weapons, and Battle Skills. They will also kill each other for the sake of stealing other's things. To put it bluntly, the Netherworld Battlefield is like a place where cornered beasts fight."
"Cornered beasts? What do you mean?" Long Chen interrupted him.
"This is the policy of the Netherworld Prefecture. In the outside world, the Netherworld army is prohibited from killing each other. Violators will be severely punished, but once they enter the Netherworld Battlefield, they are encouraged to kill each other. After all, only those who survive can break through and become true elites. Only then will they be able to obtain more treasures and have greater reliance. For the warriors of the Netherworld army who have killed the most, as long as they produce proof, the Netherworld Prefecture will reward them even more. The survival rules of the Netherworld army are much more severe than ours. Every year, hundreds of thousands of Netherworld soldiers, or even millions, will die in the Netherworld Battlefield. In our tribe, there was one who joined the Netherworld army, but there has been no news of him for more than ten years. He is my brother, and he has probably died in there." The sixth uncle's eyes flickered with regret and sorrow.
"Millions of people die every year."
Long Chen was a little stunned. "So many people have died, but the Netherworld army can still maintain ninety million soldiers." "Of course.
Every day, there are countless people who reach the eighth level of the Heaven Martial Realm and want to join the Netherworld army to receive more training. True experts are born from killing. Even though there is a lot of killing in the Netherworld Battlefield, there is even more fresh blood in the Netherworld army. Generation after generation of experts constantly appear in the Netherworld Battlefield. It can be said that the Netherworld army can't be as grand as it is today because of the Netherworld Battlefield. In the main city of the Netherworld, there is an entrance to the Netherworld Battlefield, and it is also there that there is a strict recruitment system for the Netherworld army. "
"That's really generous." Long Chen was speechless.
"The Netherworld Battlefield, the Netherworld Battlefield … Through endless killing, the true geniuses stand out. I obtained the True Martial Imperial Soul, and the Netherworld Battlefield is connected to a hundred main cities, and even the prefectural city of the Netherworld Prefecture. Doesn't that mean that the Netherworld Battlefield is the most suitable place for me to go?"
The words "Netherworld Battlefield" made Long Chen's blood boil.
From the Sixth Uncle's words, Long Chen was certain of his next goal. This time, he was truly certain. That was to join the Netherworld Army, enter the Netherworld Battlefield, and experience the slaughter of tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people.
Through the endless killing, he would comprehend the Martial Way, and his cultivation would rise like a rocket. After surviving through countless corpses, he, Long Chen, would barely be able to stand firmly in the three great Imperial Domains.
Suddenly, an intense blood-red light burst out from his eyes.
The originally good-natured young man was so bloodthirsty and ferocious at that moment. The Sixth Uncle and the young man were both startled, and they took a few steps back. The young man asked doubtfully, "Brother, are you afraid? I'm not afraid of the Netherworld Battlefield. My father said that true experts must experience the test of killing. Otherwise, they will never be able to escape the fate of a coward. I don't want to be a coward. I want to revitalize our tribe, so I'm not afraid."
Long Chen calmed himself down a bit, and completely recovered. He smiled and said, "Goodbye, you two. If fate wills it, let's meet again in the future."